The Winter Olympics kicked off early this morning, following last night’s opening ceremony. Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen took home the first gold medal of the Games in the men’s downhill alpine skiing event.
See photos from the day’s events:
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Christian Hartmann/Reuters via Imagn Images Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland in the men’s downhill alpine skiing race in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Stelvio Ski Centre.
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Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida wins the first gold medal for Team Italy in the women’s 3000m event.
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David W Cerny/Reuters via Imagn Images Team USA’s Taylor Heise celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Finland.
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Adam Pretty/Getty Images Team USA’s Alex Hall in the Men’s Freestyle Slopestyle Qualification.
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Eric Bolte-Imagn Images Lindsey Vonn training a little more than a week after rupturing the ACL of her left knee.
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Javier Soriano / AFP via Getty Images From left to right, silver medalist Ebba Andersson and gold medalist Frida Karlsson, both of Team Sweden, bronze medallist Heidi Weng of Team Norway, following the women’s skiathlon event on Feb. 7, 2026.
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Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images San Francisco native Eileen Gu, who competes for Team China, during slopestyle freestyle skiing qualification.
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Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters via Imagn Images Team USA’s Jessie Diggins competes in the Women’s Skiathlon.
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Christian Petersen/Getty Images Milan Cortina’s first medalists for Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing. From left to right, Team Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni (silver), Team Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen (gold) and Team Italy’s Dominik Paris (bronze).
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Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images Hilary Knight (L) celebrates a team goal during the women’s preliminary round Group A Ice Hockey match between USA and Finland at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on Feb. 7, 2026. Knight tied the U.S. record for most career Olympic goals.
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Issei Kato/Reuters via Imagn Images Korey Dropkin of United States in action against Great Britain during the curling mixed doubles round robin competition during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
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Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images Fireworks explode next to a police truck spraying water to demonstrators during a protest against the environmental, economic and social impact of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Games, in Milan on Feb. 7, 2026.
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Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Gustafson prepares to take the start Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Feb. 7, 2026.
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Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images USA’s Oliver Martin competes in the snowboard men’s big air final run 3 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, on Feb. 7, 2026. Martin was in medal contention, but utimately fell short of the podium.
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Hannah Peters/Getty Images Gold medalist Kira Kimura of Team Japan celebrates during run three of the Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on Feb. 7, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.
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Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images USA’s Ilia Malinin competes in the figure skating team event men’s singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 7, 2026.
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Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama (front row, C) reacts alongside teammates in the kiss and cry area after competing in the figure skating team event men’s singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 7, 2026.
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